forecast for the first weekend of fall. we'll have a look at that coming up. and with eyes on the sky, we'll make sure those roads are moving smoothly. we'll also show you how to get there. your commute coming up. let's take a live look outside, hp pavilion waiting for the sun's arrival for this friday, september 21st. this is "today in the bay." good friday morning to you. thank you for joining us. 5:00, i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> and i'm marla tellez. jon kelley is off today. >> we'll have everything you need to know about today's historic shuttle flyover in just a few minutes but first let's get you caught up on other headlines. this morning police in san francisco have some cleaning up to do after an officer-involved shooting that led to a protest that damaged the mission district police station. a small group of protesters, including several so-called black block anarchists gathered

at the mission station around 10:00 last night spray painting the word "killers" on the door. they also broke a window before marching around the neighborhood. police say the demonstration broke up just before midnight and no one was arrested. that protest was sparked by an officer-involved shooting earlier in the night. that all started when a team of plainclothes officers were pursuing a suspected gang member in the neighborhood. investigators say a suspect pointed a gun at one of the officers and that's when police opened fire. the suspect was wounded but is expected to survive. a semiautomatic handgun was found at the scene. in the south bay right now, police are investigating a double shooting in east san jose. this happened about 10:30 last night at the intersection of flanagan drive and alvin avenue near king road. two men were shot and sent to the hospital. one is said to have life-threatening injuries. no motive has been released and no arrests have been made. the shootings come as san jose

continues to battle a sharp increase in violent crime. a veteran bay area civil rights advocate is set to appear in court today. he turned himself in yesterday. he was arrested on charges back in june. at the time the district attorney's office said it needed to investigate further before the case could continue. brinken worked with san francisco's human rights commission for 22 years before retiring in 2010. 5:02. we now know the two men accused of killing a union city mother and setting her body on fire will stand fire. salvador velasco and hector garcia are expected to enter pleas next month. garcia is a drug dealer and killed the woman because she refused to i.d. the person who robbed him. the two men allegedly killed the woman and set her body on fire and dumped her in oakland's rock

ridge neighborhood on july 14th. tonight uc berkeley police will offer new details on a suspected flasher who's been spotted repeatedly at the university village apartments in albany. those apartments are used to house cal students with children. investigators say the man entered a home there on monday, exposing himself to a woman and her children. now they learn he may have gone into two other university village apartments in the past week. in all three cases, the man pretended to be a maintenance worker, claiming he was looking for the source of a water leak. village staff and uc police have scheduled a town hall meeting at 7:00 to give residents more information about the crimes and the suspect. it is 5:03. new this morning the countdown to history is on. just hours from now the shuttle "endeavour" is expected to fly over the bay area. it will be carried on the back of a 747 and should reach the golden gate bridge around 9:00, 9:30 this morning. >> the flyover was actually

pushed back an hour because nasa was worried about the fog. meteorologist rob mayeda is in the weather center tracking that potential fog. what is the flyover forecast? >> well, we're watching the visibility miles very closely. one of the things we'll see as we approach sunrise, it will drop off. right now at napa it's down to two and a half miles. what happens is the air cools approaching sunrise, gets close to the dew point, you get condensation and that makes fog form. so our futurecast, maybe nasa looking at this rpm model as well. you can see the fog right around san francisco and over hartowar hayward. as they move back the flight time, we'll get clearing as the sun comes up, the low clouds should break up so overall viewing should be pretty good as we go through the morning. some chilly temperatures out around bait area this morning. well, the bay area was included as part of "endeavour's" final flight because of the deep connections between the shuttle program and nasa ames in mountain view.

>> bob redell joins us live where thousands will fwagather t to get a glimpse of the shuttle. >> reporter: good morning to you. moffett field here is going to be one of the best places to see the shuttle "endeavour" not only because the weather is supposed to be good as far as viewing goes but this is one of the places where it's expected to do a low flyover at 1500 feet above the flight deck. the gates open to the public here at 6:00. they are expecting 8,000 to 10,000 people to show up. you cannot park unless you have a parking permit so nasa ames is urging you take public transit instead. if you can't make it here there's plenty of other areas where you can see the space shuttle piggybacking on the 747. the arrival has been delayed an hour to give the fog a chance to burn off, but generally speaking they are expecting the shuttle to appear over the east bay around 9:30 this morning.

it will be flying over walnut creek. they do want to fly over the major science center museums here in the bay area. up in oakland, they have a viewing party, in berkeley, then across the bay, the golden gate bridge. we understand they'll probably get a low buzz-cut flyovers at 1500 feet. the bay area discovery museum in sausalito will get a flyover. so will the exploratoryum. this will be a tribute to the men and women here at nasa ames who helped launch the program. they perfected the heat shield tiles and performed early wind tunnel tests. this is also where astronauts came to train in the shuttle simulator. some of those very astronauts, including steve robinson who flu

"endeavour" will be here at today's tribute and they're also here to say goodway to the fifth and final shuttle in the space program that flew over 122 million miles during 25 missions. of course she'll head south later today and eventually go on display in a museum in los angeles. you might be able to hear some of those astronauts speak. there's a speaking program starting at 8:00. gates open at 6:00. you need a parking permit. if you don't have one, take public transit. you can also follow the shuttle's progress on twitter, the hash tag, spot the shuttle. >> a lot of people care about watching it. some may just be affected by it, certainly so. christie smith is live in san francisco with what you need to know about the impact today's flight could have on traffic both on the roads and up in the skies. christie, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. we're at crissy field in san francisco where thousands of people are expected here a little bit later this morning. i have to tell you getting here

early would be a good option. we got here and we're just about the only truck in the parking lot. you know, this is going to be an amazing sight. one of those postcard moments when you pair up the space shuttle "endeavour" and the golden gate bridge. best guess, it's been talked about already, but sometime between 9:00 and 10:00 this morning. the shuttle flying low over landmarks before retiring to a los angeles museum. now, with that, though, comes some real traffic headaches. advisories, because it will be awfully tempting to just pull over and look at it. the golden gate bridge roadway stays open but they are expecting traffic to slow down. the chp warning drivers not to try and drive and watch from the same time from a moving car or pull over on the freeway. if you are flying, you might expect delays at bay area airports as the faa is instituting temporary flight restrictions. you'll be able to see it from oakland, walnut creek, marin, the peninsula and san jose, but keep in mind, you will have an

awful lot of company out there. reporting live in san francisco, christie smith, "today in the bay." so how do you avoid all the people from looking up at the sky? >> mike inoywe has some ideas. >> watch out for the others. you are away what's going on. look at this, this is the palo alto camera we have and i've changed the orientation. we're pointing south. the bottom of your screen 101. drivers will be able to see the skies above that silhouette, those are the hangars at moffett field. you'll see the shuttle as it travels over this area and bob talked about the east bay coming through walnut creek potentially, berkeley and also coming over the golden gate bridge. we'll look over to the maps and you'll see 101 is affected in the area. i'll orient them so north is at the top. there's 101. do not stop on the road, do not stop on any of the spans.

back to you guys. >> that could lead to more problems, you're right. if you happen to catch "endeavour" safely on your camera, we certainly want to see it. >> there are plenty of ways for you to get those photos to us. #nbcbayarea on instagram. e-mail us at news tips@nbcbayarea.com. tweet us @nbcbay area or upload it to our facebook page. >> some people may not see it, they actually have to work today. you know always turn to nbc bay area, we'll break into the "today" show coverage this morning to bring you live flyover coverage around 9:30. >> you can also log on. we'll stream it for you live on our website, nbcbayarea.com. >> time to get a look at that weekend forecast with rob mayeda. it's going to be a nice one. >> it's going to be warmer than we thought 24 hours ago but

before we warm up, quite cold. low 40s in the north bay, 50s also. we've got winds coming in out of the west and southwest. that sea breeze will help to bring in a few patchy low clouds that will break up right around mid-morning. you also see high clouds at times coming in the afternoon thanks to the offshore. here you go, 8:00 in the morning, nasa watching the fog formation around the bay. around sunrise it will start to fill in and as he head towards 10:00, as it heats things up, that's going to start to break up the low clouds, patches of low clouds. heading into the afternoon, still clouds on the coast and high clouds coming in over the top of the bay area as you head towards the afternoon. so lunchtime temperatures today finally in the mid-70s and mid-80s out towards the tri-valley and areas south of san jose. tomorrow we've got some upper 80s in the forecast for the first day of fall. then we turn cooler on sunday, mike.

we're looking over here, our live shot at 101 through palo alto past university. the northbound lights are coming toward us, southbound into the south bay with those taillights. things are smooth on the peninsula. i want to show you what's going on in the east bay where we do have a few issues for 680 as you head through walnut creek. reports of a deer hit in the slow lane. looks like all activity has cleared in the last few minutes. we don't see any slowing, although some was starting to show up on our sensors. construction towards the caldecott for westbound 24, and there's the maze with your construction for 880 both directions but not a major concern. here's san jose, 101 moves smoothly but i do have an incident for 85. i'll check on that and give you the specifics coming up. back to you. it is 5:12. waiting on a recovery. coming up, the new report offering a timeline for the bay area's recovery from the recession. >> reporter: and happy iphone 5 day. i'm scott mcgrew live in los

gatos where about 80 people are in line for the big release at 8:00. we'll have full live coverage coming up.

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good friday morning to you. 5:15 right now. today the much-anticipated iphone 5 will finally hit store shelves and there's no shortage of people trying to get their hands on it. scott mcgrew is live in los gatos at the apple store where there have been many camping out just to make sure they are among the first to get those phones. good morning, scott. >> reporter: good morning to you. you know, it's interesting to watch how polite people are. they watch each other's place in line. there are a lot of abandoned chairs out there as people go take the breaks that they need to take. i've counted about 80 people in line starting from here at the los gatos store, running down past the movie theater all the

way down to the pizza shop. most people are awake at this point. probably that's our fault as we have loud generators and lights and whatnot. we've seen apple employees come and go as well. they are starting to put up some signs. they are discuss wing where to t the sign iphone 5. people have come up and taken a look. it's taller, a bigger screen and a much faster connection to lte. although, ladies, you'll see differences in who gets what speeds. if you're at&t, remember you have not got lte everywhere. in fact, if you come down this way, if you go a couple of blocks that way, the lte actually quits if you're on at&t. verizon -- yeah, there's no lte for at&t in half moon bay, livermore, san rafael. verizon huge coverage, sprint none at all. so in a way it depends on what carrier you're going to have.

everybody will get a slightly different iphone. but this very fast connection, if you can get it, is incredibly fast. it may be faster than your home connection. that's the real selling point on the new apple iphone 5. bigger screen is cool, faster chip is cool. it's the lte connection. really i think most people will say now that's super cool. >> all right. a lot of transactions will be going on today. thanks so much, scott. we'll keep checking back with you. 5:17. wall street looking to close out the week on a high note. for a look at how futures are trading, we turn to seema mody live at cnbc headquarters. seema, good morning. >> reporter: very good morning. let's get right to it. futures higher right now after a mixed session for the markets on thursday. the dow and the nasdaq diverged as economic reports from the u.s., china and europe did little to ease investor concern about the health of the global economy. it's a quiet end to the week with no economic data out. the dow rising nearly 19 points. the nasdaq slipping 6 points to

3175. of course all talk is around the apple iphone 5. back to you. >> thank you, seema. getting a job in california isn't getting any easier, but it appears employment in the bay area is on the upswing. this morning government officials will release august employment records for california. because of its booming tech industry, the bay area is expected to continue to have the strongest regional economy in the state. both the south bay and the san francisco region in recent months have actually posted the fastest rate of annual employment growth in the entire country. in the meantime, economists at ucla released a new report yesterday predicting california's economy will actually rebound even more slowly than previously anticipated. good morning to you. it is 5:18. you made it to friday. rob is in for christina. we have a lot to talk about. we have the shuttle, we have the giants and it's the last day of summer. >> i know. we like the first two.

but we're getting temperatures warming up as we go into fall this weekend so there's some good news if you want to see warmer weather. we've got some of that for you coming up in the seven-day forecast. but this morning it does feel like fall. we've got clear skies, low 40s all around the north bay. a little patchy fog in napa which we'll be watching for you this morning. notice the wind direction, it's still onshore but not quite as strong as the last couple of days. the other thing i've noticed is the marine layer, which has been closer to 2,000 feet is getting squished down to 1250 feet. that means our inland valleys today will certainly see warmer temperatures. if you're lucky enough to head out to the giants game now, taking on the padres, the magic number has dropped to three. we're at 60 degrees first pitch time. watching patchy low clouds which should break up mid-morning and a warmer forecast as we head towards the weekend. satellite/radar view shows you high clouds offshore that will move toward the bay area.

8:00 this morning we'll see the fog kind of fill in a little bit right around sunrise and maybe an hour after sunrise, but between 9:00 and 10:00, now we're starting to see those low clouds break up as the shuttle flies on by and high clouds coming in for the afternoon. bay area temperatures mid-70s san jose, mid-80s around morgan hill, mid-80s around the tri-valley too. you'll notice oakland up to 72 today. san francisco 66 and 70s and 80s are back in the north bay. look at the temperatures now, some adjustments here. in your forecast for the weekend we've got upper 80s inland for the first day of fall. then we turn cooler with a few extra clouds coming our way early next week. mike. >> cools for summer and warms for fall. nice. looking to the south bay where northbound that's your commute. we have hp -- batman live here but are not looking to the skies for the bat signal. today we're only talking about the "endeavour" and how that might affect your drive through the morning as well. southbound 85 there are reports of a single car accident and possibly some medical crews heading to the scene.

haven't heard much about that, don't see the slowing but here you go, south 85 towards coddle. we'll ten to track that. fremont looks nice past the truck scales. southbound into the south bay, nice flow with the headlights. then continuing on toward the dumbarton bridge, no delays there. san mateo bridge just fine. the bay bridge, a nice easy show. folks coming down the east shore freeway are at the limit. you may guess distracted by the "endeavour" coming over the bay bridge or in the vicinity. the wgolden gate bridge, we're watching for an iconic shot there but visibility is not a problem for drivers. a trio of san francisco cops are on disability leave after coming down with a severe case of poison oak. the officers got into a scuffle with a homeless man that was wielding a tree branch on golden gate park on september 9th. they tried to assist the man and ended up wrestling him to the ground right in a patch of poison oak.

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welcome back, everyone. what a beautiful, live look outside. this is a vantage point from the south bay this morning, waiting for the sun's arrival as well, as shuttle "endeavour" making its way over the bay area. we'll have a lot more details on that coming up. talking about the white house set to announce plans this morning to put construction of california's bullet train on that fast track. earlier this week the federal government approved the plan to start building the first stretch of the high-speed rail system in the central valley. the first leg will run 65 miles from merced to fresno. now the white house is set to announce plans to expedite

permits for the rest of the route through the central valley from madera all the way to bakersfield. construction on the first part of the line is set to begin next year. 5:25. you might have a little more trouble parking today. it is international parking day and cities all over the bay area are participating. to celebrate, several groups transformed metered parking spaces into public parklettes designed to be enjoyed by everyone. we want to check the forecast now with meteorologist rob mayeda. he's been in this week for christina. you've brought nice temperatures with you. >> it looks like we're going to try to extend summer a couple more days. this morning it does feel like fall. we've got low 40s and patchy fog in the north bay. 50s elsewhere right now. still enough of a sea breeze to bring in low clouds. that should break up by mid-morning as the shuttle flies on by. look at our inland temperatures, morgan hill, livermore mid-80s

today. how about upper 80s for the first day of fall inland. cooler come sunday. this is 101. let me take you to the earlier incident. it sounds like two lanes southbound 85 indeed are blocked just past caudle. there was a cement barrier damaged there as well. sounds like a pretty strong crash, pretty serious crash, although the injuries, we don't have any details on that. two lanes are southbound 85 are blocked heading down 101. live look outside shows you the kykykykykynñ he. incident on the berkeley curve getting away from that. i'll track that in the north bay moving smoothly for 101. back to you. a show of solidarity among san francisco's sports teams. several of the san francisco giants are now sporting 49ers fweer in honor of alex smith. earlier this week the nfl warned

the niners quarterback he would be fined $15,000 if he continues to wear his san francisco giants apparel during preand postgame interviews. the giants got word and during pregame interviews yesterday manager bruce bochy was wearing a niners catch. sergio romo wearing a niners hat and a jersey in all of his interviews. >> i love it. >> they're having a lot of fun with it. >> come on. >> supporting bay area teams. we support each oar. >> they're all on the same team. 5:27 right now. still to come on "today in the bay," the latest details on the officer-involved shooting in san francisco. also the aftermath. we'll show you the damage done by protesters responding to that shooting.

the best places to see the shuttle "endeavour" as she takes her victory lap over the bay area in just a few hours from now. i'm bob redell. we'll have that coming up.

and it's a once in a lifetime opportunity, a chance to see the space shuttle pass right by the golden gate bridge. i'm christie smith. i'll tell you how traffic might be impacted coming up in a live report. and weather very important this morning, watching how low clouds may affect your viewing, plus a much warmer weekend forecast here of fall coming up. and the shuttle and the view going to affect your drive. a note for drivers and we'll show you where you can see clearly. and you can see clearly here, san jose all lit up on this early morning, friday, september 21st. this is "today in the bay." good morning and thanks for being with us. it is 5:30. i'm marla tellez. jon kelley is off this morning. >> and i'm laura garcia-cannon. here comes history. in just a few hours space shuttle "endeavour" will lift off from edwards air force base, fly towards the bay area for a very unique honor. >> it is scheduled to pass over

the golden gate bridge and the nasa ames research center at moffett field around 10:00 this morning and thousands are expected to turn out to catch a glimpse of the shuttle's final flight. >> you'll have the best seat of the house, as will bob redell. he's live at moffett field with what you can expect to see and when you're going to see i. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, laura and marla. the space shuttle "endeavour" was the fifth and final shuttle for nasa. flew 25 missions, logged over 122 million miles. it's going to add a few more miles as it takes its final victory lap here in the bay area. the best place to see the shuttle is right here at nasa ames at moffett field. you can see there's already some families showing up waiting for the gates to open in about a half hour. now, you do not want to come here with your car unless you have a parking permit. if you don't have a parking permit, nasa ames is suggesting that you do take mass transit. of course here at moffett field, it's not the only place you'll be able to see the shuttle.

it is expected to arrive roughly at around 9:30 this morning in the east bay. it will be traveling from the east bay. you'll be able to see it in walnut creek and from there will be traveling over the major science museums in the area, like lawrence hall of science in berkeley. then it will fly by the golden gate bridge, again a1500-foot flyover at that point. then heading south down the peninsula here to moffett field, arrival roughly at around 10:00. now, it was nasa ames scientists who perfected the heat shield tiles and performed early wind tunnel tests. this is also where astronauts came to train in the shuttle centimeter later. some of those very astronauts, including steve robinson who flew "endeavour" will be here for today's tribute as will other men and women who helped support the shuttle program. >> it will be the last time we see it in flight. it's going to get parked in los angeles and that will be it. we'll have to wait for the next great, you know, progress

forward in our space program before we actually see something like this ever again. >> reporter: gates open here at moffett field at 6:00. they're expecting several thousand people. so if you're thinking about coming here, best bet, arrive early, think about public transit. especially if you don't have one of those parking permits. you can also follow "endeavour's" progress on twitter, #spottheshuttle. like it or not "endeavour" will affect just about everyone here in the bay area. >> christie smith joins us live from san francisco with what you need to know about the possible slowdowns on the roads and at the airport. good morning, christie. >> reporter: good morning to you, laura and marla. happy friday. you know, people come from all over the world just to see the golden gate bridge on its open. can you imagine what it's going to be like a little later this morning when you add that to a space shuttle fpassing by. we're at crissy field, pretty

quiet, only a couple people exercising. that's going to change. thousands expected here, also fisherman's wharf to see the low flyover of the space shuttle "endeavour." it's going to be visible from most parts of the bay area. the golden gate bridge, the roadway is staying open but traffic is expected to slow down. it's probably better from the marin or san francisco side but it's going to be quite a sight and for many drivers hard to resist. the chp reminding drivers not to try to drive and watch at the same time or even pull over on the side of the highway to watch. that will be a challenge because i've seen people do that just to watch fireworks on the fourth of july. so if you have a flight today, also something to know is there is going to be a no-fly zone around the shuttle, so it's likely that takeoffs and landings could be delayed at all three bay area airports, at least between 8:30 and 10:30 this morning, but that will be adjusted as the shuttle arrives. reporting live in san francisco,

christie smith, "today in the bay." as we've been mentioning, worries about fog expected to push back the shuttle's flyover by about an hour this morning. meteorologist rob mayeda joins with us a look at the forecast. >> right now a little bit of good news. we are not seeing widespread fog this morning but between now and probably the next two hours we'll see patches of fog forming around the bay area right now. the most thick fog that we're seeing on the map in napa. visibility down to two miles. just checking sfo, we've got scattered clouds at 1100 feet. 8:00, it looks like patchy low clouds. as we approach 10:00, drier air mixes down, breaks up the low clouds. should see improving viewing around 10:00. if you've heading out this morning, it's kind of chilly so bundle up. 50s through most of the morning. marla. thank you so much, rob. if you're looking to avoid all the hoopla, we are here to help. mike has more on the roads that are expected to see the most congestion just as the shuttle

arrives. >> look over my shoulder, let me show you the full screen pause it's a little tough to see. more headlights skew our view. the silhouette, those are the hangars at moffett. you can clearly see the skies from 101. the map will show you the same view. here's moffett field just off of 101. 85, 237 likely to get some spectator slowing. do not stop on the roadways, folks, that is not safe. the golden gate bridge is also scheduled for the possibility of a flyover. do not stop on the span. and if the boss won't let you go outside, we've got you covered. nbc bay area will break into "today" show coverage to bring it to you live. >> we will also stream it live on our website, nbcbayarea.com. all right, covering the day's news this morning, a person out for a walk in san

francisco is struck and killed by a car overnight. officers say an adult man was walking near the intersection of bay shore boulevard and cesar chavez street when he was hit. the bay shore off-ramp from southbound highway 101 was shut down for hours overnight while officers investigated. police say the driver remained at the scene and is cooperating with the investigation. 5:37. this morning police are cleaning up after an officer-involved shooting led to a protest that damaged the mission district police station. around 10:30 dozens of people gathered outside the mission district police station to protest a police shooting earlier in the evening. they shouted at officers and vandalized the station, spray painting the word "killers" on the building. the protest broke up just before midnight. it was sparked by a police shooting earlier.

a plainclothes police officer shot a suspected gang member after they say the man pulled a gun. a loaded gun was in fact found at the scene. the man police shot is expected to survive. now, the shooting triggered an impromptu demonstration. >> police say around 10:30, several dozen people vandalized the mission police station, spray painting the word "killers" as she had mentioned. that was the previous story that we brought you. also the search continues this morning for a man who's been offering rides to students near moraga middle school. police say the man shows up again -- he showed up again yesterday afternoon. it was the second day in a row the man has been scene in front of the school. the incidents are happening outside joaquin moraga intermediate school. in each case the driver is said to pull up and ask the student if they need a ride. in every case the student has said no and the man drives off. police say the man was driving a gold suv that is dirty with a

broken rear window. it's 5:39. let's turn things over to rob in for christina for a look at the all-important weekend forecast. >> temperatures are going to warm up even more now than we thought coming up for saturday and sunday. this morning, here's a sign we're getting closer to fall. the mornings are getting cooler, but the afternoons are pretty warm. we still have the sea breeze out there reaching fairfield, southwest winds at 15 but not as strong as the last couple of days. 8:00 in the morning some patchy low clouds. the fog will fill in a bit. then 10:00, 11:00 and noon you'll see low clouds break up and we'll see low clouds on the coast, high clouds in the afternoon and temperatures rising up. we've got some 80s back on the map for our inland valleys. 70s around san jose. should see low 70s around oakland and santa rosa today, getting up into the low 80s. so the weekend forecast, fall gets started just after 7:30 tomorrow morning but it's also the warmest day of the seven-day

forecast, turning cooler on sunday. mike. we're looking over to the bay bridge which is going to turn a little more crowded but right now a smooth drive in your commute direction. reports of an accident kroclear to the shoulder at the berkeley curve. no slowing shows up on our sensors. 880, a smooth drive north with those tally lights past high street into downtown. a new accident reported in the same city, oakland 580 over at harrison street. i just got word a minute ago. reports of maybe all lanes blocked by what sounds like an accident not involving injuries but we'll track on that. in the south bay traffic flows smoothly but i'm following an accident as well. it's 5:40. coming up, an update on the condition of the 11-year-old boy shot yesterday morning while he was sleeping in bed, and what investigates are now saying about a possible motive for that shooting. plus fund-raising and fan fare. the latest on mitt romney's planned stops in the bay area today.

good friday morning to you, it is 5:43. everyone agrees it was clearly an act of terrorism. that's the latest as the white house continues investigating the attacks on the u.s. consulate in benghazi that killed bay area native ambassador christopher stevens and three other people. brian mooar is live on capitol hill with more on the investigation an those growing protests. good morning, brian. >> reporter: laura, this is a story playing out on two distinct fronts. here on the home front secretary of state clinton has announced as is required by law, a panel that will be investigating what happened and why it was allowed to happen. lots of questions about the security breach at the u.s. consulate in benghazi, libya, and how bay area native ambassador christopher stevens and three others were killed. was it an inside job? did the terrorists have help?

those are among the questions. it will not just be the panel but also the fbi conducting its own independent investigation. now to the arab world front. protests continuing today after friday prayers. at least one person reported dead in pakistan. it should be reported that the united states has spent $70,000 in ads with president obama and secretary of state clinton announcing that they were not behind this anti-muslim video and that americans have respect for the muslim world. live in washington, brian mooar. laura, back to you. >> thanks, brian. switching things up, happening now, the wait is almost over. apple fans are now counting the hours until they can get their hands on the newest iphone. >> it's almost here. it's like a rock star. scott mcgrew is our own rock star live in los gatos this morning with some of those die hard apple fans. i guess it's kind of a ritual as well, waiting in that cold just

to be among the first. >> reporter: yeah, i think when you try to rationally explain it, it is a ritual. this is really the sixth iphone and we have the official counter here with 2:14:50. more importantly, there's 14 minutes until the coffee shop next door opens and everybody can warm up and get themselves a cup of coffee. here you see the fellas putting together one of the displays at the apple counter. they are just about to put up some stickers as well. we've been watching them troubleshooting and you can see an apple iphone 5 as well. we have video as well of the line here in los gatos. it goes about 80 people deep and a good honk from somebody. about 80 people deep all the way down past the movie theater as well. one of the fellas in line is mohammed and he is just as cold as the rest of us. how long have you been in line? >> more than 15 hours. >> reporter: and what place in

line are you? >> about the tenth. >> reporter: why stand in line? i know everybody wants to know that. >> i don't want to wait for three to four weeks to get mine, so i thought i would just stand in line and get it today. >> reporter: i assume you have an iphone now? >> i have the 4s. >> reporter: have you done this before? >> yes, i did it last time with the 4s with steve wozniak. >> reporter: we got information steve was in brisbane and we thought we'd go see him. it's actually brisbane, australia. he actually got his already because as the sun moved around the globe, we started with iphones in asia and we're actually going to be one of the last to get the iphone 5. about 80 people in line in los gatos and every where else. >> what about supply and demand, is everyone in line going to get one? >> reporter: a fantastic question. my logic says -- apple guys won't talk. they come through the door as

quickly as they can as we've watched them staff up. my logic says way more than 80 phones at a los gatos store so i would be very surprised. >> big picture. >> reporter: no, they are behind. they're making them as fast as they can. as far as preorders go, if you were to preorder a couple of days ago you're looking at a huge delay. if you are in line, i would imagine you'd get yourself an iphone 5 today. >> you've got about 15 minutes before you can get a cup of coffee, but you're on the clock too so we'll check back with you. >> and you saw all those guys bundled up. it is cold out there. >> yeah, it's much nicer being indoors and order and wait. but hey, if you've got to get it the first day, at least it's not raining outside. that's putting a positive spin on things. >> always a silver lining from meteorologist rob. >> chilly temperatures, low 40s in a few spots. santa rosa 43, napa 46.

parts of the south bay closer to los gatos some upper 40s out there this morning so it's kind of chilly. there's a sea breeze going from san francisco over towards fairfield. that's one of the reasons why we'll see patchy low clouds moving into the bay early in the morning. some fog forming too around parts of the waterways. temperatures today warming up. we'll get some 80s inland and maybe some upper 80s for your weekend forecast tomorrow. right now we've got patches of low clouds. we'll also see high clouds. that upper low sitting offshore will cross inland to our north and bring high clouds our way. so 9:00 into 10:00, you can see the low clouds breaking up over the bay area for the shuttle's arrival. as we head into the afternoon, you'll see low clouds on the coast central command high clouds streaming on in making for a nice sunset tonight. 76 degrees, san jose mid-80s. around the tri-valley you'll see numbers finally what you expect, mid-80s around pleasanton. a bit cooler as you get into parts of the north bay around vallejo and napa, near 80

degrees. low 80s up around santa rosa. 66 san francisco, 72 in oakland. tomorrow, first day of fall gets started but you can see the temperatures are going to climb up to start the weekend and then cool off as we head into early next week. mike. we're looking at a nice, smooth push north for the commute. from time to time we're seeing blips show up for 101. the volume is building but not a major concern. it will sort out over the next 20 minutes. this is southbound 85 heading towards caudle road. reports of an accident blocking two out of your three lanes. i saw a good deal of slowing on the approach but the speed sensors have cleared up a bit so that injury accident may be clearing from the roadway. watch for all the activity as you're heading toward 101 off 85. we do have another accident in the east bay. although there's a smooth flow of trafb sfic, we do see slowin right here. sounds like the offramp is blocked. these are your two concerns around the maze but once you get

past that, things are smooth over to the bay bridge. a live look outside crossing the bay on the san mateo bridge, easy drive across to the peninsula side. no slowing for 92 or 101 here. in the north bay, 101 moves smoothly as well southbound as you commute through san rafael. we'll send it back to you guys. 5:50. the 11-year-old oakland boy who was shot in his bed during a random drive-by shooting yesterday remains in serious condition today. doctors say it is just too dangerous to remove the bullet lodged in luis hernandez' liver but say they expect him to make a full recovery. someone opened fire into a home on macon road in east oakland yesterday morning. the bullet hit him piercing his lung before lodging in his liver. they believe the family was targeted, but they won't say why. 5:50. this morning san mateo police are heading to colorado to help search for a bay area man who vanished on an amtrak train. detectives from the san mateo

police department are heading there to assist in the search for 69-year-old charlie dowd. he's a retired san francisco firefighter who was riding an amtrak train from emeryville to chicago last week when he vanished. he was last heard from on september 13th when his train was leaving denver. amtrak officials say it's possible he fell from the train. crews are now searching 160 miles of rail lines between colorado and nebraska. this morning the 78-year-old woman is being treated for serious injuries after she was hit by an suv and slammed into a building in san rafael. police say just after 5:00 last night a driver, identified as a 55-year-old man, crashed through a small diner and pinned the woman beneath the car. she was rushed to the hospital with serious injuries. the street had been closed at the time to allow vendors to set up for a weekly farmers market. police say the driver was a vendor an was just trying to navigate the crowd.

so far police have not filed any charges and say drugs and alcohol are not factors in this crash. 5:52. presidential candidate mitt romney returns to the bay area this afternoon. he will be in hillsborough at 5:00 p.m. for a private fund-raiser. tickets go as high as $50,000 per person. guests include former giants owner, peter mcgowan, and h hp ceo, meg whitman. president obama will be back in the bay area for another fund-raiser on october 8th. no word on the specific locations of the president's visit. 5:52. coming up, police wrap up their investigation into this stunning accident at a martinez gas station. what they say they won't be doing. here you go little man.

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welcome back, everyone. it's 5:55. the hantavirus outbreak at yosemite national park now prompting a health check for rangers and others who work there. state public health officials want to survey yosemite workers to confirm they have not been exposed to the deadly virus. so far two workers actually tested positive, but doctors say the strain they have will not lead to the deadly hantavirus pulmonary syndrome. nine people who spent time at the park this summer have been affected. three have actually died. 5:55. police say there will be no charges filed against the man who started a major fire at an east bay gas station. the crash and fire were all caught on surveillance video. you can see the driver backing up right into a gas pump at the station in martinez wednesday. the pump immediately caught fire.

police say it was an accident and the driver likely pressed the accelerator by mistake instead of the brake. no one was hurt in the crash or fire. 5:56 right now. we want to check the forecast with meteorologist rob mayeda. it's our last day of summer. >> it is. but if you're missing the warm temperatures, good news. the weekend and first weekend of fall is actually looking warmer. but this morning 40s and 50s outside. we do have patchy low clouds that will be around and then clearing right around lunchtime and high clouds coming in for the afternoon. so bundle up this afternoon, it's chilly, but t-shirt weather for inland valleys with mid-80s in the forecast today, upper 80s tomorrow as fall begins tomorrow morning. a little breezy and a little cooler out of the weekend into early next week. mike. hey, the bay bridge toll plaza live camera shows a few cars waiting in the cash lanes but no metering lights just yet. as we're looking out to the maps where we have had a buildup of traffic s traffic, this is for 580 for oakland. we just saw the sensors change

to orange. just the slow lane is plaukd. t 880 is clear heading up toward the toll plaza. also looking at an accident for 580 livermore. we see the slowing towards first with the accident eastbound at the center divide. 5:57. still ahead, a countdown to history, space shuttle "endeavour" just hours from making a farewell flight over the bay area today. >> we'll tell you where you want to be to get the best view and why the show in the skies could mean problems on the roadways. [ male announcer ] the magic of nature appears every day,

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